CuRvE

07/06/2020

New project sponsored by Cullowhee Revitalization.

Four larger-than-life butterflies now greet visitors as they enter the Cullowhee Community Garden, each representing a species that helps pollinate plants in this region.  The butterflies — monarch, gulf fritillary, pipevine swallowtail and silver-spotted skipper — were painted by...

02/14/2020

Even more river park inspiration!

Once an incredible industrial tool, many dams have become generation-old eyesores dotting Iowa’s waterways. Communities like Manchester have found a safe way...

02/11/2020

More river park inspiration!

Iowa’s first whitewater course is now fully operational.

02/09/2020

Inspiration for the Cullowhee River Park -
Montrose Water Sports Park, Montrose, Colorado

The Montrose Water Sports Park is the centerpiece of a diverse and adventure filled park complex that holds fun for all ages and abilities. Surf your stand u...

02/05/2020

Cullowhee Revitalization looks at other river parks for inspiration. This is the White Water Center on the Ocoee River in Tennessee.

01/24/2020

CuRvE board members met January 14th with Jackson County commissioners to discuss property acquisition for the Cullowhee river park. There was a consensus among commissioners to look into obtaining two pieces of property from NC DOT and WCU.

Work could begin on a long-awaited river park in Cullowhee sooner rather than later following completion of an N.C. Department of Transportation bridge project in the Old Cullowhee area.  “We got the new maps from the DOT of where the road configuration was, and DOT had to acquire a lot of pr...

09/22/2019

Yesterday was perfect weather for the 10th Annual Cullowhee Canoe/Kayak Slalom.

07/08/2019

CuRvE in cooperation with Trout Unlimited, the University of Georgia, and American Rivers has deployed three water temperature monitors above and below the Cullowhee dam. The data from the monitors will provide information for American Rivers, TWASA, and Western Carolina University regarding water temperatures in these areas over a range of time.

04/23/2019

The Cullowhee Small Area Plan Framework Plan presentation was this evening at WCU. Stewart, Inc, the design firm out of Raleigh hired by the county had some interesting ideas overlaid on an area map of old Cullowhee.

04/23/2019

There was a good turn-out for this evening's Visioning Workshop for the Cullowhee Small Area Plan at the Jackson County Recreation Center in Cullowhee.